Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 997 · 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: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.👨‍🏫 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
37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,

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