Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 819 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal

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