Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 324 · 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 odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎯 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
8. 8.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👨‍🏫 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
25. 25.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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