Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 839 · 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) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
2. 2.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual

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