Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 718 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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