Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 837 · 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: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧒 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
14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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