Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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