Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 756 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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