Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 638 · 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.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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