Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 603 · 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) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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