Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 332 · 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 say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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