Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 579 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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