Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 83 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🏫 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
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,

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