Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 313 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🏫 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
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🎯 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
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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