Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 940 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal

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