Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 830 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?

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