Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 570 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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