Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 978 · 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 an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🧒 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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