Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 959 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🏫 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
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
16. 16.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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