Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 305 · 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 “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
17. 17.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
20. 20.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🧒 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal

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