Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 306 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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