Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 731 · 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 “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
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 speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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