Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 666 · 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 “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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