← Formal or informal tone lesson New set →

Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 28 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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!”.

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

Answer key

  1. formal
  2. please
  3. “I am not sure.”
  4. False
  5. “Good morning”
  6. False
  7. going to
  8. False
  9. formal
  10. True
  11. True
  12. True
  13. an informal line
  14. polite and formal
  15. False
  16. False
  17. an informal line
  18. who you are talking to
  19. True
  20. a formal line
  21. “Thank you very much.”
  22. False
  23. a formal line
  24. True
  25. informal
  26. informal
  27. informal
  28. True
  29. an informal line
  30. True
  31. True
  32. formal
  33. informal
  34. False
  35. False
  36. an informal line
  37. an informal line
  38. False
  39. False
  40. informal

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