Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 514 · 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 an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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