Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 974 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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