Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 605 · 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.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🧭 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
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students