Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 530 · 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.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.🎯 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
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?

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