Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 125 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” 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 report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!

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