Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 760 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,

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