Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 185 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms

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