Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 594 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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