Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 640 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 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
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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