Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 301 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 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
15. 15.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🧭 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
31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta

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