Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 974 · 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.👨‍🏫 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
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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