Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 41 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🏫 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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