Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 818 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal

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