Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 358 · 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 “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna

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