Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 865 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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