Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 869 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to

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