Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 299 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
9. 9.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to

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