Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 241 · 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) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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 “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.👨‍🏫 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
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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