Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 619 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
8. 8.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
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: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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