Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 877 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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