Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 655 · 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 birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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