Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 64 · 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 odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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