Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 160 · 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) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!

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