Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 794 · 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 call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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