Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 654 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
10. 10.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
19. 19.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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