Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 634 · 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.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal

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