Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 770 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🏫 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
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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