Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 896 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🧭 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
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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