Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 929 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 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
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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