Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 709 · 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) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal

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