Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 967 · 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.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.👨‍🏫 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
6. 6.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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