Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 454 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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