Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 843 · 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 video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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