Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 186 · 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 video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by

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