Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 377 · 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.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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