Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 734 · 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: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧭 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
15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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