Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 834 · 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) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧭 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
4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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