Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 383 · 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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.👨‍🏫 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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