Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 134 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🧒 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
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
22. 22.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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