Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 743 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short

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