Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 919 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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