Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 958 · 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) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
2. 2.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by

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