Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 159 · 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.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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