Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 404 · 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) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.👨‍🏫 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
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something

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