Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 989 · 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: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to

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