Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 835 · 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 write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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