Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 780 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 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
15. 15.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
27. 27.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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