Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 733 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
13. 13.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.🧒 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
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal

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