Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 813 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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