Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 760 · 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: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal

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