Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 296 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
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) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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