Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 920 · 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: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal 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.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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