Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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