Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 473 · 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 a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏫 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
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by

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