Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 566 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
15. 15.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal

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