Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 577 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
34. 34.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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