Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 356 · 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) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.🎯 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
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
27. 27.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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