Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 484 · 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 sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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