Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 814 · 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 write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 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
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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