Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 405 · 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) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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