Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 757 · 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
8. 8.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to

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