Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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