Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 278 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧒 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
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎯 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
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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