Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 188 · 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 letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students