Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 262 · 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 an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
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: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?

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