Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 271 · 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.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👨‍🏫 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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