Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 881 · 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 voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 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
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

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