Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 372 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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