Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 426 · 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.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” 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 telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!

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