Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 69 · 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 vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” 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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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