Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 955 · 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
16. 16.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal

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