Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 738 · 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 “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🧒 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
25. 25.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
32. 32.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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