Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 846 · 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.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🏫 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
22. 22.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎯 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
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah

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