Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 667 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🧒 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
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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