Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 836 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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