Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 173 · 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.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🧒 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
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏫 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
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something

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