Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 706 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
20. 20.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
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: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!

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