Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 876 · 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 “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!

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