Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 531 · 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.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧒 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
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🏫 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
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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