Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 897 · 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: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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