Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 57 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like

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