Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 920 · 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) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
20. 20.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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