Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 584 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
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.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
27. 27.💬 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
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”

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