Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 108 · 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.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
14. 14.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
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: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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