Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 915 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧒 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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