Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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