Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 927 · 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 speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.👨‍🏫 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
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧒 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
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone

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