Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 59 · 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 “What’s up, everyone?” 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) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🏫 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
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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