Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 625 · 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 interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧒 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
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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