Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 663 · 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.🧭 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
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 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
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please

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