Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 694 · 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) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.👨‍🏫 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
3. 3.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
6. 6.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal 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.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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