Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 99 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
8. 8.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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