Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 77 · 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: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
4. 4.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (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.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
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? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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