Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 95 · 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? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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