Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 418 · 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) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.👨‍🏫 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
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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