Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 948 · 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 telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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 of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.👨‍🏫 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
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (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.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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