Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 539 · 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 chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by

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