Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 345 · 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) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 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
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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