Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 999 · 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) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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