Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 744 · 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.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🏫 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
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎯 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
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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