Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 768 · 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) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?

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