Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 475 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
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 an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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