Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 819 · 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 planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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