Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 820 · 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 a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
15. 15.🧭 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
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
26. 26.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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