Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 824 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 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

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