Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 721 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal

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