Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 559 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
13. 13.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
23. 23.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah

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