Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 983 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
12. 12.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 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
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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