Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 277 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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