Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 109 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🏫 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
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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