Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 979 · 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 report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
3. 3.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
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 vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by

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