Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 274 · 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.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up

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