Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 86 · 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.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,

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