Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 874 · 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 letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 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
37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”

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