Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 937 · 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? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
27. 27.💬 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
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”

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