Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 298 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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