Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 964 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
2. 2.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
20. 20.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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