Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 353 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 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
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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