Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 431 · 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.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
8. 8.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎯 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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