Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 183 · 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal

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