Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 792 · 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? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to

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