Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 100 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
26. 26.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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