Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 500 · 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 sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words

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