Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 769 · 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? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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