Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 403 · 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.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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