Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 419 · 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 an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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