Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 779 · 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: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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