Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 149 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🏫 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
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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