Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 215 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” 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 formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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