Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 562 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
8. 8.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected

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