Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 294 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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