Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 688 · 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 “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
2. 2.🧭 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
3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
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: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (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) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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