Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 630 · 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 parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🏫 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
13. 13.🧒 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
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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