Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 561 · 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 “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎯 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
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words

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