Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 604 · 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: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.👨‍🏫 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
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.🧒 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
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🏫 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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