Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 650 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal

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