Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 825 · 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? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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