Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 441 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🧭 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
9. 9.💬 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
10. 10.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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