Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 912 · 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 would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 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
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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