Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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