Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 130 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
11. 11.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🧒 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
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal

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