Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 478 · 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.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧒 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
18. 18.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.👨‍🏫 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
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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