Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 257 · 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 a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🏫 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.🧒 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
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,

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