Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 892 · 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 “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎯 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
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by

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