Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 200 · 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) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
21. 21.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!

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