Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 984 · 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.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
11. 11.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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