Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 218 · 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.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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