Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 989 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 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
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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