Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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