Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 830 · 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 chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧭 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
11. 11.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
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? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
19. 19.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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