Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 467 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🧒 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
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🏫 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
19. 19.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal

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