Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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