Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 883 · 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.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🏫 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
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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