Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 225 · 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 birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
28. 28.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal

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