Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 317 · 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 speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.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,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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