Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 854 · 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 call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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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