Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 818 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.🎯 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to

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