Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 805 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 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
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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