Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 904 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎯 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
5. 5.🧒 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
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

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