Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 774 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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