Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 977 · 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 odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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