Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 573 · 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 “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
18. 18.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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