Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 915 · 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 letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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