Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 749 · 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) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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