Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 798 · 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 say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (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.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students