Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 380 · 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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