Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 91 · 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 am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🧭 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
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal

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