Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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