Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 297 · 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 “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” 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 formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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