Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 680 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!

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