Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 328 · 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 birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
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) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.🎯 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
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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