Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 167 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 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
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal

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