Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 929 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected

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