Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 851 · 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) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 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
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧭 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
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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