Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 359 · 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.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
16. 16.🧒 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
17. 17.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!

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