Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 994 · 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) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
16. 16.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 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
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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