Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 182 · 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) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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