Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 952 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🧭 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
19. 19.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 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
23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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