Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 701 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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