Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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