Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 651 · 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 scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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