Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 931 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
20. 20.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
26. 26.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal

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