Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 635 · 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: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” 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 informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up

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