Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 843 · 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 voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 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
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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