Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 986 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
8. 8.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected

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