Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 503 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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