Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 751 · 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 odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
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) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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