Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 430 · 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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,

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