Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 626 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 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
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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