Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 327 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal

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