Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 658 · 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.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”

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