Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 556 · 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 an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (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.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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