Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 98 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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