Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 846 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
7. 7.💬 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
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal

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