Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 803 · 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 call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (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.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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