Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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