Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 972 · 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.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎯 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
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Hey guys!” 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) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal

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