Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 768 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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