Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 961 · 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) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
8. 8.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal

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