Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 605 · 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 “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
21. 21.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to

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