Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 785 · 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.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,

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