Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 583 · 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) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
2. 2.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
23. 23.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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