Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 601 · 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 “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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