Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 946 · 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) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
2. 2.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
19. 19.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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