Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 858 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 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
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
31. 31.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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