Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 996 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
16. 16.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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