Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 972 · 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: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 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
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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