Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 71 · 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.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎯 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
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🧒 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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