Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 305 · 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.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges 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.🧭 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
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 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
10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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