Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 595 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🏫 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
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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