Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 716 · 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 birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal

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