Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 714 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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