Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 295 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
5. 5.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
34. 34.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,

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