Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 648 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal

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