Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 349 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧒 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
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🏫 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
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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