Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 958 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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