Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 717 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🧒 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
9. 9.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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