Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 293 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by

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