Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 275 · 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 “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal

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