Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 495 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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