Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 855 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
24. 24.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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