Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 943 · 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: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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