Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 799 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🧒 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
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something

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