Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 781 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?

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