Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 481 · 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) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🏫 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
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
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 odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🧒 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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