Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 609 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
6. 6.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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