Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 307 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
8. 8.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
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 an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected

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