Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 190 · 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) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🏫 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
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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