Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 441 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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 a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!

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