Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 544 · 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 call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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