Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 737 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏫 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
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” 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) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🧒 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
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 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
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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