Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 485 · 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: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🏫 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
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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