Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 994 · 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) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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