Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 252 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?

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