Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 260 · 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) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” 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) True (b) False

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