Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 208 · 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: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.👨‍🏫 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
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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