Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 474 · 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: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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