Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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