Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 837 · 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 say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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