Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 635 · 40 questions

Tip (Person first, then words): Formal: emails to the principal, interviews, calls to offices, letters, your supervisor at work, a panel of judges. Informal: friends, cousins, family chats, birthday messages, planning a picnic. Formal words in full: “going to”, not “gonna”; “please”, not “pls”; “Yes”, not “Yup”; “Thank you very much”, not “Thx!”.

1. 1.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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