Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 980 · 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 a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎯 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
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal

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