Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 195 · 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 birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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