Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 528 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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