Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 501 · 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by

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