Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 101 · 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: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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