Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 822 · 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 “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 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
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧭 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
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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