Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 794 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧒 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
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected

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