Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 547 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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