Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 247 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
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 a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!

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