Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 991 · 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 a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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