Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 458 · 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.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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