Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 848 · 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 a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage

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