Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 285 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
18. 18.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal

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