Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 204 · 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) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🧒 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
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!

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