Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 995 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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