Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 300 · 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 a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👨‍🏫 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
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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