Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 233 · 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: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🏫 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
20. 20.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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