Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 740 · 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 “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎯 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.👨‍🏫 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
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal

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