Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 872 · 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.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal

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