Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 288 · 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.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?

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