Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 651 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
21. 21.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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