Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 151 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧒 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
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day 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: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?

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