Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 817 · 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 an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to

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