Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 314 · 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 planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?

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