Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 936 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
7. 7.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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