Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 719 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!

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