Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 76 · 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? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
5. 5.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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