Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 255 · 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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
31. 31.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah

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