Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 334 · 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) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
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.🎯 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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