Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 139 · 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: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🎯 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
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🏫 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected

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