Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 841 · 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.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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