Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 147 · 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: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧭 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
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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