Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 597 · 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 “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

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