Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 636 · 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 planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.🏫 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
36. 36.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,

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