Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 231 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
7. 7.🔍 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?
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
34. 34.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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