Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 664 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎯 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
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal

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