Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 413 · 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 “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.🧒 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up

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