Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 394 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” 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) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
36. 36.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🧒 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

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