Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 710 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 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
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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