Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 99 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 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
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal

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