Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 806 · 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 chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
32. 32.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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