Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 633 · 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 a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?

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