Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 991 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
2. 2.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
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.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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