Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 140 · 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: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
27. 27.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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