Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 903 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 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
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🧭 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
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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