Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 535 · 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? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
24. 24.💬 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
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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