Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 378 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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