Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 793 · 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: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🧭 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
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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