Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 209 · 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.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👨‍🏫 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

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