Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 738 · 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? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 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
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
30. 30.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal

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