Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 606 · 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) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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