Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 61 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to

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