Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 398 · 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🧒 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
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal

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