Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 693 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
28. 28.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!

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