Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 754 · 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? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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