Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 110 · 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.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
17. 17.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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