Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 240 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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