Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 937 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🧒 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
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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