Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 708 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (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: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 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
18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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