Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 591 · 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.👨‍🏫 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
12. 12.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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