Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 265 · 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: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 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
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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