Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 640 · 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.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.👨‍🏫 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
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal

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