Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 60 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 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
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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