Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 800 · 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 voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 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
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧭 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
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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