Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 786 · 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 an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🎯 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
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.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?
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal

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