Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 499 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🏫 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
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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