Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 971 · 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: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧒 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
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
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 an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal

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