Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 692 · 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? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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