Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 114 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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