Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 975 · 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 reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
26. 26.👨‍🏫 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
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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