Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 368 · 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: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
5. 5.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone

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