Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 848 · 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 scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
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 write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
39. 39.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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