Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 643 · 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 inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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