Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 342 · 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 sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
21. 21.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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