Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 66 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
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: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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