Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 951 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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