Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 74 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 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
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal

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