Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 461 · 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: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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