Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 704 · 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 an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
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) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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