Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 686 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 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
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”

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