Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 582 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!

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