Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 214 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.👨‍🏫 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
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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