Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 810 · 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) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
18. 18.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by

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