Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 86 · 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.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 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
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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