Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 422 · 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.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎯 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🏫 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
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
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 a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal

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