Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 746 · 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: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.🧒 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
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal

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