Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 988 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
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 an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
25. 25.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👨‍🏫 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
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal

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