Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 460 · 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.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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