Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 154 · 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: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!

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