Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 723 · 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: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (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: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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