Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 452 · 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 “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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