Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 281 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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