Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 650 · 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 a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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