Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 146 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🏫 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
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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