Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 645 · 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: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 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
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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