Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 720 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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