Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 955 · 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 is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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