Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 984 · 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) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal 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? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal

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