Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 789 · 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) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
10. 10.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
21. 21.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 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
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal

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