Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 172 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 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) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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