Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 414 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🧒 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
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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