Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 648 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
25. 25.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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