Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 629 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🏫 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
38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,

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