Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 887 · 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.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
22. 22.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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