Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 960 · 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) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.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,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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