Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 486 · 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 vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
13. 13.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎯 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
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal

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