Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 128 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” 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) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words

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