Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 940 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students