Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 220 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
16. 16.🏫 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
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,

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