Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 661 · 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 odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
31. 31.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal

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