Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 132 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 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
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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