Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 433 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 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
14. 14.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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