Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 197 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧒 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
33. 33.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.🎯 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
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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