Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 777 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
12. 12.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
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.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal

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