Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 755 · 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? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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