Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 564 · 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.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?

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