Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 75 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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