Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 932 · 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 birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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