Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 941 · 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? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 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
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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