Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 435 · 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.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🧒 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🏫 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
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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