Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 244 · 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.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🏫 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
3. 3.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.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) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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