Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 647 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
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 “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
26. 26.💬 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
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
30. 30.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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