Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 815 · 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 sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
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 a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🏫 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
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎯 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
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to

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