Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 724 · 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.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👨‍🏫 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
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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