Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 162 · 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.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
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 vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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