Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 680 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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