Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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