Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 462 · 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 report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.👨‍🏫 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
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!

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