Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 938 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal

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