Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 961 · 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 a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”

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