Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 682 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
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.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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