Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 769 · 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 “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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