Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 636 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

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