Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 854 · 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.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👨‍🏫 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
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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