Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 206 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
2. 2.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” 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) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone

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