Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 844 · 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 odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎯 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
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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