Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 898 · 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: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
15. 15.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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