Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 290 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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