Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 152 · 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 parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal

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