Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 914 · 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) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.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!
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected

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