Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 236 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!

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