Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 351 · 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 planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧒 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
17. 17.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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