Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 623 · 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 is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
11. 11.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal

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