Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 60 · 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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🧒 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
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎯 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,

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