Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 139 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🧭 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
3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
12. 12.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
23. 23.💬 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
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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