Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 698 · 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: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
33. 33.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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