Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 397 · 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.🧒 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
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,

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