Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 963 · 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: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal

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