Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 84 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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