Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 663 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.👨‍🏫 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
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎯 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
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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