Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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