Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 210 · 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 sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something

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