Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 773 · 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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 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
5. 5.🧭 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
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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