Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 832 · 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 scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
16. 16.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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