Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 553 · 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.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
11. 11.🧒 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
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage

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