Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 399 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 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
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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