Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 127 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude

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