Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 350 · 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 vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🎯 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
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!

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