Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 711 · 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) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal

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