Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 325 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
21. 21.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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