Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 204 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 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
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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