Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 653 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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