Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 199 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!

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