Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 820 · 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.🧒 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
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🏫 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
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.🎯 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
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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