Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 828 · 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) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
9. 9.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal

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