Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 587 · 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 “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🏫 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
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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