Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 697 · 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 letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock

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