Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 449 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🏫 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
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎯 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
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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