Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 425 · 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: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 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
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
25. 25.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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