Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 964 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 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
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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