Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 248 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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