Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 184 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎯 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
9. 9.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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