Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 975 · 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: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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