Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 262 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
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 write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 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
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

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