Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 584 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal 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 video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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