Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 235 · 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 a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal

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