Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 602 · 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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🎯 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
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🧒 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something

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