Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 479 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎯 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
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected

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