Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 267 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal

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