Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 69 · 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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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