Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 870 · 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: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.👨‍🏫 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
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something

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