Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 98 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”

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