Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 778 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
17. 17.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.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) Good morning, respected
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful

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