Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 859 · 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 Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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