Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 802 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🏫 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
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!

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