Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 94 · 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 a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
6. 6.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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