Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 786 · 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: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 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
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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