Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 957 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
33. 33.🏫 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
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,

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