Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 815 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 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
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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