Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 847 · 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 “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up

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