Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 517 · 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 telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.👨‍🏫 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
5. 5.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal

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