Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 812 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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