Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 396 · 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 “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!

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