Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 806 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 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
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
11. 11.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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