Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 841 · 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 sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,

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