Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 802 · 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? “Could you kindly share the details?” (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 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
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🧭 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
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal

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