Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 905 · 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: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
8. 8.🧭 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
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
11. 11.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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