Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 821 · 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.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” 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) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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