Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 641 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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