Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 270 · 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 vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful

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