Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 279 · 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 an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,

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