Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 303 · 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 “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal

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