Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 329 · 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) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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