Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 834 · 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 vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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