Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 141 · 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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
9. 9.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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