Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 395 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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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