Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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