Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 105 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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