Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 907 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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