Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 147 · 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: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
25. 25.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something

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