Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 748 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
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 say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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