Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 266 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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