Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 526 · 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: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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 a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!

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