Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 713 · 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.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal

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