Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 187 · 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 texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
29. 29.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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