Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 448 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
2. 2.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎯 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
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
40. 40.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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