Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 571 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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