Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 541 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal 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: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
40. 40.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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