Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 71 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
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.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 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
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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