Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 371 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
28. 28.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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