Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 845 · 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: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
10. 10.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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