Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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