Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 660 · 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: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
13. 13.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda

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