Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 921 · 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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
9. 9.💬 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
10. 10.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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