Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 483 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
2. 2.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧒 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
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage

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