Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 192 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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