Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 124 · 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: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!

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