Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 712 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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