Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 542 · 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) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal

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