Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 852 · 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) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🧒 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

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