Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 70 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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