Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 734 · 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.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” 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 talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🧒 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
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!

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