Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 560 · 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) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
2. 2.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.👨‍🏫 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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