Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 775 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 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
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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