Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 691 · 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: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
6. 6.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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