Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 863 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🏫 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
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal

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