Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 801 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal

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