Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 211 · 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 “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
25. 25.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,

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