Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 877 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
19. 19.💬 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
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
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 scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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