Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 360 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
8. 8.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🏫 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
14. 14.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna

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