Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 58 · 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 “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.👨‍🏫 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
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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