Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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