Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 254 · 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 an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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