Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 838 · 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 call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
14. 14.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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