Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 557 · 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 “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🧒 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
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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