Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 696 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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