Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 343 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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