Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 536 · 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) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎯 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
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 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) Hey guys!
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,

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